The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-10
saltwater, MINI. Wednesday,, Aug, 10th. 1857


oners. confined within the walls of peni-
Tertiary.
In thus extending to lis the privilege of
publishing and sending forth to the world
TIE PRISON MIRROR, our Warden. Mr..
II. G. StOrdOck. has, we feel. extended to
us a most elevating and beneficial privilege,
which we trust, will be most fully appreci-
ated and hOnOred by each and every prison
er within our midst.
The great success which has thus far at
tended our little enterprise has already
been far in excess of the most lofty dreams
Of its foundes: which fact we owe to the
great kindness, announcement, and assist
aEce of Warden StOrdOck, Deputy Warden.
Jacob Wesby, Asst Deputy Warden, John
Cover, and our ''rustling" outside business
manager. and treasurer, Mr.. Geo. p. Dodd.
Prison Store Keeper, and to the officers of
the prison, i'm general, to whom, one and
all, we return our most earnest thanks, and
deepest gratitude. We also appreciate
most highly. the many kind words of en-
cOuragement which has been extended to-
ward us, by the c'boys.''
THE PRISON MIRROR. will be issued Oh
Wednesday OF each week. and will contain
continuous contributions upon all general
subjects, sketches. words OF wisdom, jokes,
poetry etc., from the pens of our comrads
in prison; also general budget of prison
news, and possibilities, and realities, never
report Of the financial condition of the pris-
on: prison statistics. etc., of interest and
value to the taxpayers of the State, the
public. and the firesde: it will contain each
week, words of warning to the young, from
the pens of those who know whereof they
speak, in verificatiOn of that great scriptur-
al truth ''the way of the transgressOr is
hard" THE MIRROR will be moral in tone.
instructive, and entertaining. and should
find place in every home, and at every
fireside: its management will be without
official interference. and soley in charge of
the managing editor. who will use his every
endeavOr to maintain it credit to the
''boys," and an honor to the Warden.
The entire profits of TIE MIRROR,
above the running eXpences, will be de-
voted soley to the purchase of books and pc
riOdicals for the prison library. thus being
part and parcel thereof in accordance with
the following agreement of its foundres
viz
AGREEMENT OF TIE SHARE HOLDERS OF
THE PRISON MIRROR.
July. II, 1887.
II. G. STORDOCK, Warden.
We the
undersigned do hereby voluntarily loan to
the trust fund" for the purpose of starting
prison paper. under the management of
Lew. p. ShoOnmaker, the following sums
opposite our respective names, said sums to
be replaced to our several credits with in
terest thereon, at the rate of three per cent
per month. from the first earnings of said
paper, and when full amount of said loan
with due interest thereon is SO refunded
and paid to our private accounts in prison
office, our claims upon the stock. material
and shares of said paper shall cease, and
said stock. material and shares of said pa
per, become the property of the prison Ii
brary, and part and parcel thereof; and
the net profits of said paper shall be devO-
ted exclusively to the prison library, in the
purchase of such books and periodicals as
the Warden may select; and we hereby pray
that you will accept this, and consider the
same an order to pay the said respective
sums opposite our names, to the treasurer